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Refurbished Three Mile Island Payment Structure Is Not Quite What It Seems

October 7, 2024 admin clean power, constellation energy, green economy, microsoft, nuclear energy, three mile island

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:35:12 +0000

Two weeks ago, the news was filled with reports that Reactor 1 at the Three Mile Island nuclear generating station, which was shut down in 2019, will be refurbished and put back into service for another 20 years or more. Its sole customer will be Microsoft, which needs a lot … [continued]

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Isolated & Alone, Texas Power Grid Shivved By Louisiana Lawmakers

October 7, 2024 admin clean power, electric reliability council of texas (ercot), Energy, grid, grid reliability, Louisiana, Mississippi, policy & politics, power grid, power transmission lines, renewable energy, texas, Transmission Lines, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:07:39 +0000

The beleaguered Texas power grid could get some much-needed help from the proposed Southern Spirit transmission line, except for a monkey wrench thrown into the works by state legislators in Louisiana.

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Utility-Scale U.S. Solar Electricity Generation Skyrocketing in 2024

October 7, 2024 admin California, california solar, california solar energy, clean power, Florida, florida solar energy, market research, research, Solar energy, solar power plants, texas solar, texas solar energy, us solar, us solar energy

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 03:59:39 +0000

In August 2024, utility-scale generation of solar electricity averaged 63.1 gigawatthours between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. each day in the Lower 48 states, 36% more than for the same hours in August 2023. Additions of solar generating capacity outpaced other resources in the U.S. electric power sector in 2023, and … [continued]

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Cryptocurrency & Data Centers Create Soaring Electricity Demand in Texas

October 7, 2024 admin clean power, electric reliability council of texas (ercot), energy information administration (eia), ercot, short-term energy outlook (steo), Solar energy, texas

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 03:43:09 +0000

In the United States, electricity consumption is growing fastest in Texas, where the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages 90% of the load on the state’s power grid. One of the main sources of growing demand for power is large-scale computing facilities such as data centers and cryptocurrency mining operations, … [continued]

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EnergySage Releases Its 19th Solar & Storage Marketplace Report

October 7, 2024 admin clean power, Energy Storage, energysage, green economy, market research, research, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 02:49:11 +0000

Latest report signals a potential solar industry inflection point with near-record low pricing and surging demand for energy storage Today, EnergySage released its 19th EnergySage Intel Solar & Storage Marketplace Report. This semiannual report analyzes millions of transaction-level data points from homeowners shopping on EnergySage.com from January through June 2024 for solar panels, … [continued]

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Runergy Alabama Begins Production at State-of-the-Art Solar Module Manufacturing Facility

October 7, 2024 admin ALABAMA, clean power, green economy, green jobs, Manufacturing, press releases, runergy, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 02:25:15 +0000

Runergy Alabama Inc. proudly announces that its state-of-the-art solar module manufacturing facility has officially commenced production. The factory, located in Huntsville, will begin producing its first customer order in October. The team at Runergy celebrated this important milestone with an event that featured the signing of the first module off … [continued]

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Interested In Learning More About The Complexities of CleanTech Tax Credits? You Won’t Want To Miss This Podcast!

October 6, 2024 admin clean power, Solar energy, wind energy, withum

Credit to Author: Industry Sponsor| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 21:43:36 +0000

CleanTechnica has an interview upcoming with two very knowledgeable professionals from Withum, a top 25 advisory, tax, and accounting firm that specializes in renewable energy tax credits (among other important topics) and the CleanTech industry. In this must-listen episode of CleanTech Talk, we will learn a lot about the complex and … [continued]

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Expected California Ruling: Critical Opportunity to Improve California Grid Data. Will Regulators Seize It?

October 6, 2024 admin California, california public utilities commission (cpuc), clean power, cpuc, irec, pacific gas and electric company (pg&e), PG&E, san diego gas and electric (sdg&e), SDG&E, Solar energy, southern california edison (sce), wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 21:33:54 +0000

This article was originally published on July 30, 2024. It was updated on October 1 to reflect new developments in the regulatory proceeding. California is looked to as a leader in clean energy, and rightly so. It is one of the nation’s leading producers of renewable energy and has pioneered … [continued]

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New Analysis Finds Substantial Value of Adding Up to 4-Hour Duration Batteries to Solar Or Wind Power Plants Located In Regions Facing Transmission Congestion

October 6, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, electric reliability council of texas (ercot), Energy Storage, ercot, green economy, grid, lawrence berkeley national laboratory, lithium-ion batteries, market research, research, Solar energy, utilities, wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 04:44:22 +0000

We are pleased to announce a new study that examines the value of adding batteries to wind and solar plants located in areas that face transmission congestion. We examine two types of areas facing transmission congestion. These areas represent portions of Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) or Independent System Operators (ISO) territory selected … [continued]

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Growing Markets for Grid-Connected Battery Storage in India

October 5, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, grid, India, investment, lithium-ion batteries

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 03:50:27 +0000

Power sector regulators hold the keys to unlock the trillions of rupees of battery storage investment necessary to ensure the growth of a flexible, affordable, and reliable grid. Although the summer of 2024 is now behind us, it stands as the hottest summer on record. During the last week of … [continued]

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